Early this morning Art Bell wrote on his Facebook page about an explosion occurring in his radio room.. As the day unfolded, more details were unveiled by the former Coast to Coast AM host.
Bell wrote that the fire extinguisher in his radio room was the culprit.. expiring in 2004.
Art Bell has not responded to other users on Facebook asking for updates and photos, but he did wrote only a short time ago on the page, "Our house is a disaster."
Art Bell recently moved back to Pahrump, Nevada, after years of living in the Phillipines with his wife and younger daughter.
A former fixture of late night paranormal radio, Art Bell left Coast to Coast AM for good in 2010. Rumors have been rampant since that he was planning a return to radio in some form besides Ham. On his Facebook page, he published photos of a refurbished Pahrump home and new equipment in his radio room.
And now, according to Bell, his home and $50,000 + in radio equipment a wreck after the fire extinguisher explosion.